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Berwyn, IL — Berwyn Police say a woman’s death early Tuesday morning was ruled a homicide.

A media release issued Tuesday afternoon by Berwyn Police Chief Jim Ritz said police responded to a 911 telephone call at about 1:40 a.m. from an unresponsive female living on the 3300 block of Clarence Avenue.

The woman, who was elderly, was transported to MacNeal Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the death was a homicide.

The Berwyn Police Department criminal investigations unit is currently conducting interviews and crime scene investigators are continuing to process the scene for evidence.

The name of the victim is being withheld until family members are notified.

The case is also being investigated by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.

Elderly woman found strangled in BerwynOctober 26, 2010 3:17 PM | No Comments Berwyn police have opened a homicide investigation after a 90-year-old woman was killed early this morning.

An autopsy conducted today determined that Josephine Kestian of the 3300 block of Clarence Avenue was strangled and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Berwyn police officials said they were called to the woman's home about 1:40 a.m. for an unresponsive female. When they arrived at the home, they found Kestian. She was taken to MacNeal Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2:02 a.m., officials said.

The Berwyn Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit is conducting interviews and crime scene investigators are continuing to process the scene for evidence, police said

Berwyn police have opened a homicide investigation after a 90-year-old woman was killed early this morning.

An autopsy conducted today determined that Josephine Kestian of the 3300 block of Clarence Avenue was strangled and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Berwyn police officials said they received a 911 call to respond to the woman's home about 1:40 a.m. for an unresponsive female. When they arrived at the home, they found Kestian. She was taken to MacNeal Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2:02 a.m., officials said.

He said that Josephine and her late husband, Bill, who died several years ago, owned apartment buildings in Cicero.

Sinder and another neighbor, Glen Mowery, 70, said they rarely saw the woman in recent years except when she would cross the street to attend St. Leonard's Catholic Church. She used a walker, but Sinder said her son recently asked him to come over to watch how much her walking had improved.

A woman at the rectory of St. Leonard's said she was shocked by the news but said she did not know Kestian.

Mowery said Kestian worked as a waitress more than 30 years ago at several restaurants in Berwyn that have since changed hands.

BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Staff ReporterJosephine Kestian had a hard time walking. But despite her bad knees and a pair of hip replacements, the 90-year-old Berwyn resident was often seen strolling with a walker across the street to church on Sundays with her live-in adult son.

Early Tuesday, authorities found Kestian strangled in her home in the 3300 block of Clarence Avenue, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Minutes earlier, someone had placed a 911 call for an unresponsive female at that address, Berwyn police said.

Later Tuesday, the medical examiner’s office had sealed the front door of the stucco bungalow where neighbors said they could often hear Kestian and her son yelling at each other.

Berwyn police wouldn’t say whether anyone was in custody late Tuesday, but Cmdr. James Sassetti said the “public was not at risk.’’

Kestian used to work as a waitress at two Berwyn restaurants and wouldn’t “take crap’’ from anyone, including her late husband, next door neighbor Robert Sinder said.

Sinder, a former custodian at the adjacent St. Leonard Catholic Church, said he often heard mother and son arguing.

“They’re at it again,’’ Sinder, 72, recalled telling his wife when he’d hear the raised voices.

Police were sometimes called to the home when tempers flared, others said.

“She was a feisty little old lady,’’ neighbor Tom Pohl, 58, said of Kestian.

“She was the block watchdog.’’

Neighbors believed Kestian might have other children who live out of state.

It's not what's happening in Berwyn THIS WEEK, it's what's happening in Berwyn in general. It seems there are MANY MORE bad articles about Berwyn than anything good lately. Sure I read a couple good threads here, but the bad seems to outweigh the good.

Berwyn man charged in strangulation of elderly momOctober 27, 2010 A man has been charged in the slaying of his 90-year-old mother in Berwyn this week.

Joseph Kestian, 58, 3300 S. Clarence Ave., in Berwyn, has been charged with count of first-degree murder in the slaying, said Andy Conklin, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.

Josephine Kestian, 90, was found strangled early Tuesday in the home neighbors and public records indicate the two shared. Neighbors said Josephine Kestian lived with her son, but Conklin said he did not know the suspect's relationship to the victim.

Joseph Kestian is the son of the Josephine, according to the man's former wife.Joseph Kestian was scheduled to appear in Maybrook Branch Court Thursday morning for a bond hearing.

It sounds like this is happening all over the place in Berwyn, but as Dukesdad said, it could be happening anywhere. I remember Senator Percy's daughter being murdered in their home at night and that happened in Kenilworth, in the early 70's if I remember right.